Polymer Clay Jewelry

Laurie Evonne wrote

on 15 May 2012 5:22 PM

Hi Everyone!

I was loking at some polymer clay jewelry and was really amazed. I wanted to start making this type of jewelry just wanted to know what I need to start. please help me

sincerely,

Lauren Evonne

TammyJones wrote

on 15 May 2012 5:38 PM

Hi Lauren! You've come to the right place. Here's a link to our free eBook about polymer-clay jewelry making. It has several free projects in it with detailed step-by-step instructions, with photos.

http://www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/polymer-clay-jewelry/

Here's another project, courtesy of our friends at Sculpey.

http://www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2012/03/02/quick-and-easy-modern-polymer-clay-earrings.aspx

Here are a couple more pages with lots of good info for you:

http://www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/03/18/polymer-clay-art-jewelry-making-tips-and-ideas-from-the-pros.aspx

http://www.jewelrymakingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2011/12/14/polymer-clay-jewelry-making-tips-from-clay-expert-lisa-pavelka.aspx

Hope these help! Thanks for reading JMD!
Tammy

Laurie Evonne wrote

on 15 May 2012 6:35 PM

Hi Tammy!

Thank you for your helpful links, but could you tell me what type of tools I will need?

sincerely,

Lauren Evonne 

TammyJones wrote

on 16 May 2012 11:02 AM

You're welcome! That's a great thing about polymer clay--the main tool you need is your hands. You can also get good use out of a little roller (like a small rolling pin), some shape cutters (like small cookie cutters) and/or molds for creating designs in clay, a clay blade (aka tissue blade, a thin, flexible blade used for cutting polymer clay canes), maybe some sandpaper--all very inexpensive pieces. The largest items used in polymer clay jewelry are a pasta machine, which some clay workers like to use to condition the clay--though it can be done by hand and with a roller--and a toaster oven and thermometer so you can bake/cure your clay creations to harden them. That's it!